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That's some good info. You know, that Charlie Hebdo incident is my go-to example for the Mars-Neptune cycle so I'm glad you mentioned it. It's multilayered because it involves religiously motivated violence AND the Mars-Neptune theme of subtle provocation/sensitivity to offense.

Here's another one for you. During the Mars-Neptune opposition of August 2021, the baby from the cover of Nevermind filed a lawsuit against the band/label for damages resulting from his inclusion in the 'sexually explicit' image.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/08/adult-who-used-to-be-the-nevermind-baby-says-nirvana-album-cover-is-child-porn/

In both cases you have a person or group who claims to be extremely insulted by an image that most people would find innocuous. I find this pattern shows up time and time again with Mars-Neptune aspects.

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Oh wow, good catch on the Nevermind guy. I didn't run the report for Mars-Neptune squares and oppositions, but yes, those would have a lot of the same issues.

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